Budget tensions rise as legislative session hits halfway mark

Thursday marked the halfway point for lawmakers in Juneau — day 45 of the 90-day legislative session.
Both legislative bodies appear to be hitting targets they’ve set for themselves on the state’s budget. But there are widening divides on how big it should be, and how to pay for it, that could easily push them beyond 90 day deadline.
Thursday morning, a winter storm was brewing in Juneau, but the real flurry was falling inside the Capitol building — where the sense o